I want to complement you for your efforts as a teacher, and for attempting to educate children about the environment. Please, please, take the time to research this issue, and differentiate between responsible forest management (including the utilization of BMP logging techniques) and deforestation prior to teaching to your students. While clear-cutting of Amazon rainforests is an environmental disaster, logging has it's place as a management tool for improving forest health by removing dead and diseased timber; in addition proper thinning improves the health of the remaining trees. All too often the environmental movement sees this big red flag as soon as the "L-word" comes up...a little education helps.
I still remember the "brainwashing" I received as a kid by some teachers on related issues. It makes an impact on young minds that accept what they are taught without question. Items like the cartoon you post is a major warning flag to me.
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